Bengaluru Travel Guide

Until 1831, Bengaluru slumbered in the shadow of its
neighbouring city Mysore. When the British took control over the
local kingdom they moved the capital to Bengaluru, upgrading its
infrastructure in the process with fine colonial buildings, roads,
rail connections and wonderful parks and gardens. The city was then
known as Bangalore - a name still in common usage - but is now
officially known as Bengaluru once again. It is the state capital
of Karnataka and is still called the 'Garden City' due to its leafy
avenues and quiet suburbs.

Bengaluru was the first city in India to become electrified, and
has ever since retained the cachet of being India's most
technologically modern and progressive city. It is also quite
literally one of the country's coolest cities, with an average
temperature far lower than the scorching plains of the surrounding
region. Among other advantages Bengaluru enjoys are noticeably
cleaner streets and a generally calmer and less frenetic atmosphere
than other Indian cities.

Bengaluru is well-known as the centre of India's IT and
telecommunications industries, and thus attracts professionals from
all over India and abroad. The influx of Westerners and
knowledge-workers, coupled with the rise in affluence, have made
this India's most modern and secular city - often its residents
have relaxed and refreshingly liberal attitudes by Indian standards
that many find appealing, but others find scandalous.

Bengaluru is perhaps best described as the face of modern India,
a fast-developing and charming city with a lot of potential.

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